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MiBusiness Registry Portal System Updates
🚧We're Launching a New System!
You have reached this page because the State of Michigan Corporations Division website you are trying to access is no longer available.

🆕Coming Soon: MiBusiness Registry Portal
The new MiBusiness Registry Portal will be launching on:
📅 June 23, 2025
🕕 8:00 A.M. ET
✅Please update your bookmarks to the new URLs:
MiBusiness Registry Portal
www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline
Business Entity Search
www.michigan.gov/corpentitysearch
Marks & Insignia Search
www.michigan.gov/corpmarksearch
Certificate Verification Search
www.michigan.gov/corpverifycertificate
❗The following legacy sites have been permanently retired:❗
- Business Entity Search
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/SearchApi/Search/Search
- Submit Online
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/LoginSystem/ExternalLogin.aspx
- Rejected Filings Search
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/rejections/corprejections.aspx
- Mark & Insignia Search
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/trademarksearch/trademarksearch.aspx
- Historical Card File Search
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/CardSearch/CardSearch.aspx
- Certificate Verification Search
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/Certificates/Verify.aspx
- Order Request Form
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/corpweb/Admin/OrderEntry.aspx
- CID/PIN Recovery
https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/Corps/CIDPINRecovery